I believe in spaying and neutering pets. To most people, this
topic doesn’t cross their minds as something important. The fact is
every pet owner should listen. The most important thing to know about
spaying and neutering is that it saves lives. In every community in the
U.S., there are animals sitting in shelters waiting for homes. Only
about half of those animals will get one. Every day, 70,000 puppies and
kittens are born, its just simple math. There aren’t enough homes for
all these animals. Every year, six million animals are euthanized for
lack of available homes-that’s every two seconds.
I volunteer at a veterinarian clinic during the summer. There
isn’t a day when an abandoned pet is not brought in or found wandering
through the streets. The animals are usually mal-nourished, infested
with worms and fleas, and in some cases near death. It breaks my heart
to see those animals suffer and all because somebody didn’t care or
think about what’s best for his or her animal. Clinics and shelters keep
the animals for as long as they can, but they can only hold so many
animals –not to mention the cost of care. There is no other option but
euthanization; yes, it’s sad but what else is there to do. Until people
start waking up and realizing that they need to start doing something to
prevent this, it will continue.
People will make up the craziest excuses. “It costs too much!” It will
cost you more to care for the puppies created by the dog! If you have a
litter and take proper care of it, your cost factors are much more than
this procedure would ever be. It will also cost less than the vet bills
incurred from your male running after the female in heat up the road and
getting injured by a car. There are programs for assistance for those
who cannot afford to get the procedure done. There are many other
excuses out there –most being absolutely false, so before you start
believing things,...